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Roger Thomas Poem
You sit
With an emotion at the ready.
An idea,
For good or foul
Lingers.
You pick up pen and ready yourself,
Thinking of what you want to release.
The opinion is within.
With passion,
You are obsessed to word what it is
That fires your spirit at the moment.
What you decide upon as clever
May soon be released to all.
The feelings about to be broadcast
Are to be provided through your authorship.
Before you begin
Think on this,
Will it be:
A time to be proud?
A moment of malevolence?
A period to graze the field of revenge
For the right expression
To instill the proper wound?
Or a plea to an unreciprocated affection?
Before you bring your ponderings to ink,
A bit of parental
And protective advice.
Insurance for your future,
Offered from a caring fellow human.
Before the writing, think.
Are you
Ready for the world to consider
Your declaration?
It's been advised
By wiser people than thee and me,
"Never put anything in writing
That you wouldn't want to see
In tomorrow's newspaper
Or on everyone's data processing equipment."
What you are about to expose
Will be inhaled by each eye that reads it
And exhaled by each
Spirit that interprets it.
Freedom of speech is wonderful.
It gives you a chance to have
A will of your own.
But freedom is not unconditional.
There are limitations.
Only a certain amount
Of the rope of independence
Can be released to allow
One to have their own say.
When you set free your ideas
You are responsible for
The results.
Just make certain
The length of
That rope of "your say",
Isn't such
That it might eventually
Dangle its author.
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Roger Thomas Poem
1. When Satan was an Angel:
He discovered fault finding easy in the Heavenly Society.
No reason to put forth an effort to improve,
Just dis.
2. When the Sky-Boss wasn't around
He would slip memos to hes fellow workers,
"There is no union,
Nothing to coordinate the wants of the Winged Servants.
3. He claimed the Heavenly Chorus sang off key:
And sounded like it was suffering
From a case of group herpes.
4. He reminded everyone:
As often as possible,
That the Holy He created women as a lesser species,
:After all, Eve did come along as a side issue."
5. Wherever God asked,
"Are you working?"
Mr. D. would always answer in the affirmative,
Gut, his task was too often centered on group diffusion.
6. The final straw in his disposition:
Occurred after he had constantly complained to the Almighty
That the thermostat was set too low,
"I can't stand the cold up here! Why don't you do something about it!:
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Roger Thomas Poem
When it comes to your happiness,
Debt is a terrible thing.
To owe and not be capable of paying
Creates a terrible heaviness in the heart.
It is wonderful to have the things you want,
But not at the expense of contracting
Excessive fear.
Being in debt is worse than artichokes o pizza.
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Roger Thomas Poem
If you are in the midst of seeking someone special,
Don't let that great thief of hope
"Discouragement",
Cause you to abandon your dream.
Discouragement can put blinders
On the seekers and cause them to
Carelessly grasp on to a relationship
That might have a worm in the middle.
Hope deferred can induce some people
To rely upon
Brief intimate encounters to satisfy
Their long standing loneliness.
The danger in this kind of hasty gratification is
The users become impatient and lose sight
Of the pleasures offered by
A time proven cloudless companionship.
Intolerance causes them to look for satisfaction
In any abrupt incident,
After which they rationalize,
"I won't count this time. This time was only for my need."
But, "this time", and all the others will count.
They count as surely as the calories
In a piece of chocolate cake
Tally up the sin of gain to someone on a strict diet.
Every lascivious encounter leaves a scar
In the cradle of the mind.
And, each can become as experience
Recalled with damaged pride.
Anything of an unnatural nature
That is repeated in excess
Is difficult to eliminate.
There is some for you!
Someday, somewhere, somebody will say something,
Or do something that will touch your emotions in a most positive way.
Be true to yourself.
Then, when you make the right connection
You will understand what it is to be grateful.
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Roger Thomas Poem
There is something wonderful about two people
who are mentally mated,
They will inspire one another
And put each other on their best behavior.
A human alone can be an uncultivated spirit
And only a fraction of what she or he
Is capable of becoming.
Many accomplished people have been aided by a good companion.
Together, the right two will double their joys and halve their sorrows.
And, hand in hand, they will go forward at a surprising pace.
As they do, they will discover the things they share
Are crafted to their enjoyment.
In this state, a difficulty can take on a new light
And become an opportunity
For one to stand heroically in the vision of the other.
And love grows by bounds!
If, through the years, they continue to be blessed
By the right mental reactions toward one another,
And to the circumstances they encounter,
They will enjoy a seasoned maturity and learn to laugh at life's inefficiencies.
When you relax and laugh, you eliminate tension
And stifle the toxic atmosphere around you.
Each of our species benefits from the right companion.
To love and be loyal to your love is a divine thing.
It is also natural.
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Roger Thomas Poem
The Book of Genesis proves a value when
It shows us that man's problems
Come form his desire to know.
If the plant that bore the fruit
That caused the rift
In the garden
Was a tree possessing,
"The knowledge of good and evil,"
Then we have learned that knowing can be a dangerous thing.
However, the males of our tribe
Should be pretty grateful.
They can always recall
That it was the woman
Who introduced the fruit to the man.
Then again, men learn nothing alone.
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